Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Jordan v. State 15 Ala. 746 1849 0 License dispute Alabama
Hopkins v. Land 4 Ala. 427 1842 0 Property dispute Alabama
Hall v. Chapman’s Adm’rs 35 Ala. 553 1860 0 Detinue Alabama
Wyatt’s Adm'r v. Rambo 29 Ala. 510 1857 0 Trover to recover enslaved person Alabama
Inman’s Administrator v. Gibbs 47 Ala. 305 1872 0 Petition by purchaser to set aside sale of lands and enslaved persons Alabama
Jackson v. Gewin 9 Ala. 114 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Savage v. Forward 7 Ala. 463 1845 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Dunn v. Davis 12 Ala. 135 1847 0 Bequest of enslaved persons Alabama
Rivers v. Dubose 10 Ala. 475 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Graham v. Lockhart 8 Ala. 9 1845 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Jones v. State 13 Ala. 153 1848 0 Property dispute Alabama
Adams v. Adams 39 Ala. 274 1864 0 Will & trust Alabama
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
McElvain v. Mudd 44 Ala. 48 1870 0 Action on Promissory Note for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Order for the sale of land/property Alabama
Walker v. Fenner 20 Ala. 192 1852 0 Detinue Alabama
Prince v. State 35 Ala. 367 1860 0 Indictment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Carrington & Co. v. Manning's Heirs 13 Ala. 611 1848 0 Specific bequests from estate dispute Alabama
Carter v. Balfour's Adm'r 19 Ala. 814 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Wiley v. Parmer 14 Ala. 627 1848 0 Action under statute taxing enslaved persons Alabama